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Respondent’s role in the CRG (Q1)
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Managing editor
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19 (33)
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Coordinating editor
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11 (19)
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Other editor
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11 (19)
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Trial search coordinator/information specialist
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2 (3)
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Other
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15 (26)
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CRG policy regarding RoB assessments for new reviews (Q2)
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All new reviews must include RoB assessment
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45 (78)
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Recommended, but not compulsory
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9 (16)
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No clear policy or not sure
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4 (7)
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CRG policy regarding RoB assessments for updated reviews (Q3)
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All updated reviews must include RoB assessment
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28 (48)
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Only for newly included studies (Q3a)
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3
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Both newly and previously included studies (Q3a)
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10
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Recommended, but not compulsory
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22 (38)
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Only for newly included studies (Q3a)
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0
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Both newly and previously included studies (Q3a)
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14
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No clear policy or not sure
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8 (14)
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CRG staff verify assessments completed by their authors (Q4)
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31 (53)
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CRG recommend authors use pilot testing (Q5)
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20 (35)
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CRG recommend a modified RoB tool for randomized studies (Q7)
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13 (23)
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CRG recommend authors use RoB tool for non-randomized studies (Q6)
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16 (28)
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CRG recommend a modified tool for non-randomized studies (Q6a)
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11
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CRG recommend authors incorporate RoB in conclusion by: (Q9)a
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Conducting sensitivity analysis by RoB judgement
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33 (57)
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Including a narrative summary within interpretation of results
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24 (41)
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No specific recommendation
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15 (26)
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CRG recommend use of quotes to support RoB judgements (Q10)
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34 (57)
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RoB tool is better than previous Cochrane practice (Q12)
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55 (95)
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Features respondents most liked (Q13)a
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Ability to provide information (for example quotes)
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48 (83)
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Standardized approach
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46 (79)
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Features respondents least liked (Q14)a
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Judgement options (Yes/No/Unclear) confusing
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24 (41)
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Time taken to complete
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20 (34)
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Authors encounter problems with assessing sequence generation (Q16)
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17 (29)
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Authors encounter problems with assessing allocation concealment (Q17)
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29 (50)
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Authors encounter problems with assessing blinding (Q18)
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33 (59)
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Authors encounter problems with assessing incomplete outcome data (Q19)
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41 (72)
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Authors encounter problems with assessing selective outcome reporting (Q20)
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38 (67)
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Authors encounter problems with assessing ‘other bias’ (Q21)
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32 (56)
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Other bias domain is helpful (Q22)
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27 (47)
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CRG recommend standard ‘other sources of bias’ (Q23)
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10 (17)
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